Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.6° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 11AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (13 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NW
5
0.1
NE
10
0.2
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
NW
6
1.7
S
6
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
20
0.3
N
21
0.3
N
21
0.3
N
21
0.2
N
20
0.2
N
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
8
8
9
4
4
6
25
22
12
185
7
2
2
2
2
7
13
81
78
76
30
27
Wind (km/h)
50
S
50
SSW
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
W
35
W
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
50
S
50
S
55
S
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
20
NNW
20
W
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:40AM3.41m
2:55PM3.25m
3:16AM3.25m
3:26PM3.11m
3:53AM3.04m
3:58PM2.93m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.32m
9:02PM0.32m
9:20AM0.54m
9:36PM0.46m
9:53AM0.77m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
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7:35
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7:37
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7:39
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6:09
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6:07
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6:05
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 mm
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2
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1
1
3
1
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Temp °C
14
15
14
14
14
12
10
9
9
10
10
12
14
15
14
14
13
14
11
12
13
13
11
Feels °C
5
6
6
7
7
5
2
3
3
2
0
2
3
5
5
6
8
7
8
7
9
8
6
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